All About Pocket Knives

Just a thought...How might we AAPK's recognize each other if we do pass at the show? would love to say hi to many of the good people ive chatted with in my long 18 post career here!

Nice Karma move! I have no need of it but good karma to you and whoever gets it!

ea42 wrote:Greetings! Just sent you an email.

Eric

Sounds good. Reply sent

I picked up a Camillus Coast Guard knife pretty cheep the other day (the one with the can opener). It looks like the scales have shrunk and are pretty roached out. I'm thinking of re-handling it, maybe in a OD or tan linen macarta. I was thinking of doing it myself but might just be quicker and easi...

If this post is in the wrong column please feel free to move it. Rough Rider Cotton Sampler review: I received my first (and probably only) Rough Rider yesterday. I've really wanted a Cotton Sampler for some time ( I grew up in the Memphis area so anything cotton has some nostalgia to it for me), bu...

I was looking to go to the Blade Show this year, my first one. Can you tell me from your experience can you get pretty good deals on modern made pocket knives such as Queen, GEC, Case??

Welcome from another new guy!

I haven't seen that one before...I liked it so much I went over to Tractor Supply to see what they had. Unfortunately closed today for Easter!

Not sure how vintage it is but my EDC is a Camillus camp knife. It has most everything I need...can opener for making a spit cup out of a coke can, bottle cap lifter, and a nice blade.

I am not one to take much time analyzing tang stamps and normally if a knife is fake there are other indicators that will show before examining the stamp. From looking at the picture you provided: I would not expect to see that type of bolster on an old Case knife with any type of tang stamp. The l...

Terrible fake IMO. Walk me thru your thinking on this one... I'd like to hear your thoughts. It is a current auction, eBay item number: 232292020596 I found a Case & Sons tang stamp that looked similar, but the real stamp didn't have a comma behind the Bradford nor was the Bradford somewhat ind...

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Does this Case & Sons stamp look right to you guys?

BBley, Welcome to AAPK. I too am not fond of knives that have been aggressively buffed and cleaned. It makes it very hard for me to determine what else has or hasn't been done to the knife. IMO it destroys the honesty of the knife. Surfing the counterfeit forum you will see there are a few eBay sel...

montemojo wrote:BBley, I suggest buying a book titled counterfeiting antique cutlery by Gerald Witcher

Monte

Thank you, I will try to find that book.

Question for collectors...I've seen a number of older knives on ebay lately that looked like the entire knife has been buffed or polished to a super high shine...blades, scale material, bolsters, everything. The photos do not show very good photos of the blade stamps, but when they do the stamp appe...

My dream EDC would be a congress pattern. I love the congress pattern. It would have two identical sheep foot blades and a pen blade and a coping blade. It would have gnarly stag handles. It would have half stops on every blade. The blades would be carbon steel and they would take and hold an edge ...

Here's a spin on a topic question....

If you could conjure up the perfect EDC knife for yourself, what would you want?

Mine would be a 4.5-5 inch (closed) jack knife. Two blade 1) spear point, 2) bottle opener/Flathead. Nickel chrome bolsters on both ends. Finished in a dark jigged bone.

Mumbleypeg,

Thank you for the info. I do like the scout/camp knives...I have 2 Camillus, 1 Schrade Walden, and 1 Treebrand as of right now

Hello everyone, I'm pretty new to collecting pocket knives. I'm in law enforcement (24 years) and have grown somewhat weary of the tactical scene. I have more tacti-cool fixed blades than anyone with any common sense should have ever purchased. Here's what I like now and what I would appreciate some...

My EDC is a Camillus camp/scout knife.